The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-20

per mile, or nearly lO per cent Inc percentage
of the increase in the net earnings has beeT1
much larger than the percentage of increase in
the gross earnings, and the detailed statements
of the roads will probably show net earnings
Der mile in the half year at least ID per cent.
greater than last year.
Local and State Notes.
F. Fl. Scott has been appointed agent Of the
Vandalia at Marshall crossing, vice D. Wallace re-
signed
J. d. Laying. Of New York. president of the
Bee line. came West yesterday TO rem ain for
about one week.
F. H. Wiles, formerly with the l. B. & W..
has been appointed travelling freight agent of
the l., ID. 81 .. road.
Albert Fink commissioners Of the Trunk line
Association, will sail for Europe on the 14th of
next month, and expects to be absent several
months.
John c.. Williams attorney of the Terre
Haute g. Indianapolis road. returned yesterday
to Hot Springs to complete his health-seeking
expedition.
The classification committee of the Central
Traffic Association will convene in Chicago to-
day. and III. G.. Diehl has gone TO that city to at
tend the meeting.
week in July, $45, 459: increase over correspond
ing period, 1886. 1898; increase in earnings
since Jan. j. 1884, 5O9
George Brecount, general agent of the L.. N.
A. 81 G. road, who has been at West Baden
Springs several days for the benefit of his health,
returned last evening.
1t xas expected that the interstate law would
put a check on excursions. but never in the his
tory of railroading have excursions been as
numerous this year.
General Manager McCrea, of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg, has gone to the Isle of
Shoals for the benefit of his health. He expects
to be absent about one month.
The shipments of east-bound freights out of
Chicago in the week ending July 10 amounted
to 81 60s tons. against 90 lOs tons in the CORE
spending week, 1886 The Pennsylvania lines
carried SO. = Der cent or the business
Out Of 957 loaded cars brought West over the
c., ST. l.. & L. road. last week, PSI were loaded
with steel rails for Western roads, 35l with mer-
chandse for Southwestern points and the re-
mainder with coal, coke and miscellaneous
frelghts.
The /. & st. L. company has taken off the
clining-chair cars which have been running
nightly locally between indianapolis and St
Louis. 1t is stated that they were too popular
with the travelling public to please the Wagner
Sleeping-car Company.
will sell thousand-mile tickets hereafter. good
for the year, at two cents per mile. tits ex-
pected that before the first of next month the
c., Fl. a. ID. will make O similar announcement,
ard the L., N. A. a. c. will do likewise.
The c.. c., c. g. l. road bee line) earned in
May, 1890. 012 increase over earnings in May,
1886, 500, $50; increase in net earnings, Sc, l94
The road has earned since the LIST OF January,
81, 664. GIL; increase over earnings for the CORE
spending period, 1856, $lSl 465; increase IN net
earnings, 1922, 424
Traffic managers or w eSeern lines have been
notified by the Interstate Commission that they
must fix rates freight to foreign ports, and
that such rates must be printed and advertised
This will doubtless put stop to rate cutting on
export freghts. which some OF the trunk lines
have been indulging it
General Passenger Agent Mccormick. of the
L., N. A. 81 G., is to be in the city to-day
official business Under his supervision. the
earnings OF the passenger department of the
L., ". A. g. G. showing very handsome
increase, even the Indianapolis division. the first
half of July, showing an increase over earnings
for the frat fifteen days of July, 1886, of $4,000
General Manager BeckIey and General Freight
and Passenger Agent Cartwright, of the Cncin-
natl, Wabash 81 Michigan. spent yesterday in
the city. On and after the first OF next month
the Bee-line people will look after their passen-
ger business at this point. and the Office at the
corner Of Louisiana and Meridian streets will be
closed. The c., W. 81 NJ. freight representative
will make his headquarters in the Bee5line
Office, on South Illinois street
What has become of the scheme to establish a
hospital at this point for railroad men, which
was proposed few years ago and promised welH
In view of the large number of railroads center
ing here, the large number of men, both train
operators and shop hands who make Indianapo-
lis their home, IL is strange that the project has
been easily dropped. There a number of |
such hospitals at less important railroad centers,
and they are found to be of great benefit to |
railroad men who are injured and have no home |
near by TO 60 to, and those who have |
homes often prefer to 60 to these hospitals for |
treatment so much better prepared are the sur
An official of tho c., H. e. d. yesterday re-
marked he could see no grounds which the
Pennsylvania had for complaining of the treat
ment they were receiving. General Manager
Waite says their wishes shall be gratified in
every manner possible if they will make them
known. The official remarked. further, that
wAan the road was handled by the McKeen
syndicate the Pennsylvania people were not
given 40 much rope as the c.. H. a. ID. were
ready to give them. The c.. H. e. D. peorie
need their business, and the Pennsylvania needs
the use OF their road ard he could see no
grounds for trouble complaint Doubtless
what worries the Pennsylvania people is the
eIub that the Baltimore a. Ohio holds over them
most any day.
1t is rather annoying to passenger who buys
ticket and wishes TO go to some point west of St
indianapolis that they cannot sell him ticket, |
as the road which he wishes 10 20 over is bow
cotted. When a lady wants 70 60 to some point
these roads she must get of at ST. Louis and
buy q ticket and get her baggage rechecksd, the
baggage men at Indianapolis refusing to check
piece of baggage beyond st Louis, over
road which Ia not boycotted, and by which bur
few people travel IL is not surprising that the
general passenger agents of Chicago roads look
on and smile as they see business which should
properly go through Indianapolis drifting around
through Chicago. where tickets sold 10 any
point and baggage also checked
Traffic on the French Lick Springs division OF
the Il. ~. "A. ~ q. 10 reaching proportions which
surprise the management On this division
average Of $50 passengers is handled daily, and